Chateaugay (town), New York
| Chateaugay, New York | |
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High Falls, Chateaugay, NY
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 Chateaugay
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| Coordinates: 44°55′21″N 74°04′27″W / 44.92250°N 74.07417°WCoordinates: 44°55′21″N 74°04′27″W / 44.92250°N 74.07417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Franklin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Donald W. Bilow (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 49.80 sq mi (128.98 km2) |
| • Land | 49.79 sq mi (128.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 972 ft (296 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,155 |
| • Density | 43/sq mi (16.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-033-13992 |
| GNIS feature ID | 978813 |
| Website | www |
Chateaugay /ˈʃætəɡeɪ/ is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 2,155. The name is derived from a location in France, which was applied to a local land grant.
Within the town is a village also named Chateaugay. The town is in the northeast corner of the county.
The first settlement took place in 1796.
The town was formed in 1799 before Franklin County was established, from parts of the towns of Champlain and Plattsburgh. By 1802, Chateaugay comprised most of Franklin County. Subsequently, its territory was reduced to form other towns. The town of Malone was set off from Chateaugay in 1805. When Franklin County was established from Clinton County, part of Chateaugay remained in Clinton County. The town of St. Armand was taken off in 1822 and placed in Essex County. The remaining three towns derived from Chateaugay remained in Franklin County: Bellmont (1833) and Franklin (taken from Bellmont in 1834), and Burke (1844).
Chateaugay was the hometown of Orville H. Gibson, who founded the Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1902. He died on August 21, 1918, in St. Lawrence State Hospital, a psychiatric center in Ogdensburg, New York.
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